09 Aug 2002 REMEMBERED by his comrades in arms from VVA Chapter 421 Placed by another Vietnam veteran, Lester Modelowitz lmodelowitz@si.rr.com

 

30 Jun 2007 Dear Eddie, it's been 39 years since you gallantly gave your life so others would not have to face the horrors of war. I have thought of you every day during those years. You have never been forgotten! Semper Fi!! From a friend, Robert Catalano catmandu49@hotmail.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 13 Sep 1968 the four rifle companies of 2/26 Marines were helilifted to LZ Margo in the Cam Lo River valley about 12 miles west of Cam Lo itself. 2/26's "mission was to find, fix, and destroy all enemy units and installations in the Area of Operations." The Marines initiated aggressive sweeps all around LZ Margo, eliciting violent action from the North Vietnamese regulars who occupied the area. During the period 16-19 September, LZ Margo endured extraordinary mortar attacks, as well as occasional artillery fire from NVA positions within the Demilitarized Zone; these fires resulted in the deaths of 28 Marines over the four days. The 2/26 Command Chronology for September 1968 contains the following entry: "16 Sep - At 161520H BLT 2/26 CP received a total of 158 82mm mortar rounds at XD 901611. Mortars were firing from [four different areas]. Returned fire initially with machine guns and small arms, then used 81mm [mortars] and artillery. The attack resulted in 21 USMC KIA, 135 USMC WIA, and 6 USMC NBC." Eight men from Echo 2/26 are known to have died from the mortar attack on 16 Sep: LCpl Gary R. Daffin, Baltimore, MD LCpl Harry E. Rivers, Philadelphia, PA LCpl Joseph E. Roble, Latrobe, PA (Bronze Star "V") LCpl Clifton Spiller, Dayton, OH (DoW 09/28/1968) Pfc Edward Cunningham, New York, NY Pfc John M. Donohue, Gregory, MI Pfc James C. Durham, Lincoln Park, MI Pfc Delon Hunter, Los Angeles, CA

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